R&M are pleased to announce we have been awarded a three year contract with Griffon Hovercraft to supply Electrical Consumables , Cable and Equipment.

The contract was signed in December 2010 after considerable negotiation and started in operation January 2011.

Griffon Hoverwork Ltd

Having recently moved their UK operation to Woolston, Southampton, just off of the M27 Griffon Hoverwork Ltd are set to increase their buisness globally.  Griffon  design and manufacture the largest range of amphibious, diesel-engined hovercraft available in the world today, from 6.80m to 33.7m in length with payloads ranging from 380kgs to 22.5 tonnes or 5 to 180 passengers.  All the craft can be offered in bespoke configurations to suit requirements, from passenger craft to “open well” decked cargo carrying craft.   Griffon Hoverwork have a total standard range of 12 craft with an ability to offer custom tailored designs with over 150 crafts in operation in over 35 countries world wide – from South America to the Arctic.

Griffons market sector is wide and covers Commercial, Military, Paramilitary, and Rescue – from their airport rescue craft and engineering support through to ice rescue and mobile medical clinic crafts.

Their ability to design and manfucature customer bespoke projects has led them to recently completing a  Hover Cover for the pitch at the  Bangabandhu National Stadium in Bangladesh, in time for the Cricket World Cup!

R&M’s Southampton branch are managing the Griffon Hoverwork Contract, offering a just in time service by holding stock for priority items on this prestigious contract, with the additional service of offering the supply of “one off” items.

An additional service offered by R&M Southampton is the constant review of the contracted items to ensure Griffon Hoverwork are kept up todate with new or alternative technologies, maximising the product quality R&M are able to offer as an on-going process.

For further details or to discuss how we can manage your supply contract contact marc.shortridge@rm-electrical.com

Newly arrived in our Southampton Branch is the Philips range of LED lighting, offering up to 85% energy saving on a standard GU10 lamp, but with the same light output and with the additional benefit of long life.

“The Phillips LED range offers a raft of benefits to our customers including massive energy savings, an extremely long life (up to 45,000 hours), and low maintenance costs whilst still retaining the integrity of the light output. Customers will find that by simply changing to LED it is possible to recoup their investment within a year!” Marc Shortridge Southampton Branch Manager

R&M Southampton stock both the Philips Showerlight and Zadora Master LED fire rated ranges. Call (023 8023 1800) Southampton@rm-electrical.com or click on the link below for our special introductory rates!